Shredders Buying Guide

Staples Brand Shredders Buying Guide

Our experts at Staples have outlined the features to consider, including shredding capacity, type of cut, and additional functionalities to help you pick the best option for your personal or home office. 
Staples Brand Shredders Buying Guide: Our experts at Staples have outlined the features to consider, including shredding capacity, type of cut, and additional functionalities to help you pick the best option for your personal or home office.
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Level Of Security: Shredder Cut Types
Strip-cut shredders cut paper into approximately 39 long, narrow, vertical strips providing basic security, and are best for non-sensitive information like personal notes, junk mail, or school newsletters.
Strip-Cut
Strip-cut shredders cut paper into approximately 39 long, narrow, vertical strips providing basic security, and are best for non-sensitive information like personal notes, junk mail, or school newsletters.
Cross-Cut
Cross-cut shredders offer a moderate level of security by cutting paper diagonally, resulting in approximately 400 diamond shaped pieces. These are often used to shred receipts, bank statements, and bills.
Cross-cut shredders offer a moderate level of security by cutting paper diagonally, resulting in approximately 400 diamond shaped pieces. These are often used to shred receipts, bank statements, and bills.
Micro cut shredders provide the most security. These shredders cut paper into approximately 3,700 extremely small square-shaped pieces, making them perfect for high confidential documents like medical records, tax papers, financial documents, and login information/passwords.
Micro-Cut
Micro cut shredders provide the highest level of security. These shredders cut paper into approximately 3,700 extremely small square-shaped pieces, making them perfect for highly confidential documents like medical records, tax papers, financial documents, and login information or passwords.
Key Specs & Safety Features
Sheet Capacity
The sheet capacity of a shredder speaks to how many sheets of paper can be shredded in a single pass. Higher sheet capacities often save you both time and money with frequent use.
Sheet Capacity (how many can be shredded per pass)- The sheet capacity of a shredder speaks to how many sheets of paper can be shredded in a single pass. Higher sheet capacities often save you both time and money with frequent use.
Safety- Common safety features include Jam Prevention, Manual/Auto Reverse (prevents jams by reversing the motor), and Safety Lockout features which can detect and shutoff blades if hands/fingers are detected near the paper feed tray, an especially important feature if kids or pets are around.
Safety
Common safety features include Jam Prevention, Manual/Auto Reverse (prevents jams by reversing the motor), and Safety Lockout features which can detect and shutoff blades if hands/fingers are detected near the paper feed tray, an especially important feature if kids or pets are around.
Manual vs. Auto Feed
Manual-feed shredders require users to manually insert sheets of paper into the feed slot, making them great for personal shredding. Auto-feed shredders have a tray where you can put multiple documents and the shredder will take the documents from the tray to shred automatically, making these great for higher volume jobs.
Manual vs. Auto Feed- Manual-feed shredders require users to manually insert sheets of paper into the feed slot, making them great for personal shredding. Auto-feed shredders, on the other hand, have a tray where you can put multiple documents at once, making these great for your home office.
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